If you actually read the article about the in dash DVD players then you would have noticed that they were talking about a DVD navigation system. This is a system that will store maps on a DVD to give you directions. This is NOT in the US yet, but I believe that Mercedes is going to put it in cars very soon. I have an in dash DVD player, and I must say that it is one of the nicest touches to my auto. The console was made custom so that the screen is towards the bottom of the dash. If you are driving it is a pain to look at it. However, when me and my friends decide to pull over for a few rounds of mortal kombat on my playstation it is a plus (seats back and reclined). I have only personally watched about three DVDs on it, but when my friends get in the car, my music mysteriously disappears and DVDs come out of the woodwork.
This is The Microsoft Media Machine operating at full-tilt.
Consider this:
Microsoft "leaks" "rumors" that it's started work on porting Office to Linux. They carefully coordinate the "leaks" so they seem to be coming from enough places that they must be true. Linux weenies (and I'm talking about/. readers here) get all excited about the "announcement".
As expected, everybody starts saying thinks like, "oh, maybe MS isn't that bad", or, "_I_ won't use Office, but at least lots of people will now be able to use Linux for business desktops". Everybody forgets about the cause, about the idea that software freedom is about _not_ dealing with code hoarders like MS. You all turn your back on your roots. You send people like RMS and ESR and others whose names you don't know the message that everything they did was for nothing because you're prefectly ready to sleep with the enemy if they only sing the right lulaby. And you send companies like Netscape and Corel the message that all that work they did, all that money they spent for _your_ cause meant nothing.
Meanwhile, companies and people that might make good office products for Linux give up because they know they can't get users: people are waiting for Office for Linux. And meanwhile, MS still hasn't released any code.
Months later, there's _nothing_ left. It's finally become clear that MS never had any intention of actually creating any Linux software. And anyone who might have made a suite of their own has packed their bags and left.
Microsoft wins, we all take it up the ass, and history repeats itself again.
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well, you just suck
hell ya brotha! seasons grit'ns to all!
hahah, mod this up! If you read the article you'll get it
I don't think that this is offtopic. Where are my mod points at?
I wonder how much important information microsoft actually allows to be seen in an environment where individuals with the passion can find it.
but can it stand up to an ak47 at close range? This is the real question begging to be answered here people. oh yea, and imagine...
If you actually read the article about the in dash DVD players then you would have noticed that they were talking about a DVD navigation system. This is a system that will store maps on a DVD to give you directions. This is NOT in the US yet, but I believe that Mercedes is going to put it in cars very soon. I have an in dash DVD player, and I must say that it is one of the nicest touches to my auto. The console was made custom so that the screen is towards the bottom of the dash. If you are driving it is a pain to look at it. However, when me and my friends decide to pull over for a few rounds of mortal kombat on my playstation it is a plus (seats back and reclined). I have only personally watched about three DVDs on it, but when my friends get in the car, my music mysteriously disappears and DVDs come out of the woodwork.
Oh get a clue.
/. readers here) get all excited about the "announcement".
This is The Microsoft Media Machine operating at full-tilt.
Consider this:
Microsoft "leaks" "rumors" that it's started work on porting Office to Linux. They carefully coordinate the "leaks" so they seem to be coming from enough places that they must be true. Linux weenies (and I'm talking about
As expected, everybody starts saying thinks like, "oh, maybe MS isn't that bad", or, "_I_ won't use Office, but at least lots of people will now be able to use Linux for business desktops". Everybody forgets about the cause, about the idea that software freedom is about _not_ dealing with code hoarders like MS. You all turn your back on your roots. You send people like RMS and ESR and others whose names you don't know the message that everything they did was for nothing because you're prefectly ready to sleep with the enemy if they only sing the right lulaby. And you send companies like Netscape and Corel the message that all that work they did, all that money they spent for _your_ cause meant nothing.
Meanwhile, companies and people that might make good office products for Linux give up because they know they can't get users: people are waiting for Office for Linux. And meanwhile, MS still hasn't released any code.
Months later, there's _nothing_ left. It's finally become clear that MS never had any intention of actually creating any Linux software. And anyone who might have made a suite of their own has packed their bags and left.
Microsoft wins, we all take it up the ass, and history repeats itself again.